WITI reporter dances at fatal fire assignment

The thin line between news and entertainment got a little thinner Friday when WITI-TV (Channel 6) reporter Angelica Duria was roped into performing a promotional-type dance video while on assignment at a fire scene in West Allis where three children died. »Read Full Blog Post

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She was not dancing because she was at the scene of a fire. She was not dancing because three children died. She was screwing around with her co-workers. Insensitive? Yes. Inappropriate? Yes. Poor timing? Yes. Should she be burned at the stake for it? No.

A sincere apology and perhaps even a reprimand and short furlough may be in order for a poor choice... but I would think we should be more incensed by the fact that a fire of unknown origin killed very young children... who were home alone...

Focus your energy on something worthwhile... like wondering who/what caused the fire and why 3 children under 5 were home alone in their bedroom.

Wow..this is quite tasteless..and I would question the people sitting at the desk in the studio..regarding their behavior..along with the insensitive reporter! There is a time to be serious..especially at a FATAL fire..that is where a reporter's skills and professional talents would definitely come into play...not "playing" around at the curb. I would take the "dancing reporter" off any major stories and stick her at a desk..reading up on how to be a professional..Channel 6 you really dropped the ball on reporting this horrific story.

There is nothing at all about a home fire that I would find entertaining. Even if no life is lost those walls contained someone's life story, all their photos and memories. As a kid we had a fire in our home. It was a terrible thing. Very scary and it took a long time to rebuild.